Chapter 31

HAZEL

He let me go, unwillingly his hand released me and I steadied myself against the bed.

The stake slowly pulled back and exited his throat and Edison fell to his knees. Our eyes locked while the life slowly vanished in his eyes and he landed forward facing on the floor. He was watching me as though part of his soul was still present.

I lifted my head and saw Gabe stand stiff and tall like the trunk of a tree with his fingers wrapped around the stake and his eyes brimming with a wave of untamed anger directed at the dead man by his feet.

He slowly looked up and the energy radiating from him was something entirely different. Trixy was stepping back and lowering her head and I didn’t understand why.

I felt it too, my body was shaking more than before, all from Gabe entering the room and it wasn’t out of fear—it was something else.

He looked at me and holy shit, if looks could kill…I’d be in a much better place now.

“You just couldn’t wait c